Vietnamese sailor rescued from Philippine pirates

The Philippines’ navy has handed over a Vietnamese sailor to the Vietnamese Embassy in the Philippines. The sailor was recently rescued from the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf by the host country’s military.

APEC seeks collaboration on food security

Multiple APEC agencies discussed common concerns and potential collaborative activities at a joint meeting in Cần Thơ yesterday at the APEC Food Security Week.

Việt Nam Migration Profile released

Việt Nam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) released Việt Nam Migration Profile 2016 in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Three workers suffer electrical burns

Three workers sustained injuries when they were installing an advertising board on the fourth floor of a house on Ngũ Hành Sơn street in the central city yesterday.

Ô Loan Lagoon illegally encroached upon

The People’s Committee of southern Phú Yên Province has ordered local authorities to supervise and impose penalties in connection with violations related to encroachment of Ô Loan Lagoon.

APEC grapples with multidrug-resistant TB

It is necessary to address health financing issues and strengthen health systems against the growing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) epidemic, which has become a growing global concern, according to Việt Nam’s Ministry of Health.

Health centre mergers will require job reshuffle

More than 1,200 healthcare managers will need new jobs when provincial centres for preventive health, HIV/AIDS, malaria and others are merged into one general Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in each province, as required by the Ministry of Health by 2021.

 

Public security camera system set for APEC

The central city plans to install security camera systems at 153 sites in serving for the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit in 2017 and public security.

Mutual recognition of test results of little benefit

The mutual recognition of test results at 38 central hospitals in Hà Nội has been implemented since August 1st. More than half of the month has passed; however, this procedure has showed humble impacts.

Online IP rights discussed in City

Electronic filing of intellectual property applications and its efforts to join the Hague Agreement were the two experiences Việt Nam chose to talk about at the 45th meeting of the Intellectual Property Experts Group (IPEG) which opened in HCM City on Tuesday.

APEC discusses aging populations

A Vietnamese expert addressed an APEC event yesterday on one of the region and world’s most significant demographic developments: rapidly aging populations.

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